Sasuke watched the sun hover over the blue sky. They were now in Sound. Crack. He glanced up. Eyes turning red, he gestured for Sakura. "Go wait-"
"But Sasuke...," Sakura trailed off. Sasuke heard the clang of a kunai. "Sakura move-" He pushed her aside. The kunai sunk into his torso.
But Sasuke merely steadied himself, then waited. A figure shot out from behind the trees. The man had a sick grin on his face.
"You can't pass through," He told Sasuke gruffly. Sasuke formed a few hand signs. A large flame of fire crawled up his throat, and towards the man.
But the strange man disappeared. He reappeared beside Sasuke. Then another appeared. And another. The real guard moved his hands about, as if attempting to control the fire.
Sasuke watched the flame whirl around, trying to hit the guard. Or so it seemed.
Then Sasuke saw it. The fire was going to hit him instead. Sasuke's muscles tensed. The flame hit him. A shriek echoed in the trees.
A large burn sat upon Sasuke's shoulder. The Uchiha felt warm tears blur his vision. Sitting up, he clasped a hand around the man's neck.
The man kicked him in the wounded torso. Sasuke flinched back. Dirt and rubble dug into his fresh injury. He felt a needle sink into his shoulder.
Eyes level with the man's, he found an almost regretful expression in them. Sasuke's eyes widened. But he weakly shoved the man away. He hopped onto a branch.
The man followed.
Both exchanged death glares. Sasuke shot a leg out, but was thrown forward. "Ha!" The Sound guard laughed, "weakling is what you are!" But Sasuke persisted on.
He felt a cold hand connect with his face. His body failed him. He froze, frightened.
A ringing sound invaded his senses. Then a fist to the gut brought him down. But Sasuke still went on.
He clutched the man's arm, and yanked. A scream followed as Sasuke leaped up and kicked him. The man went spawling. A scroll tumbled out of the man's belt.
Sasuke, quick on instinct, snatched it up. Placing it in his pocket, he turned. Two hands pushed him towards the end. He was now falling. Sakura screamed.
Sasuke tried to grab a small branch, but it was all in vain. His leg grew numb as he clumsily attempted to stop the fall. He cried out. He went headfirst into the dirt ground.
Skin ripped open as his twisted leg bled, the bone sticking out. "Sak...u...," He struggled, banging a hand against the tree.
Blood trickled down his forehead as he leaned his head against the bark. Sakura rushed to his side. Her eyes grew large. Sasuke sucked in air as the pain rose. Sakura frowned.
There was no way she could his his torso wound since it was too big. And she didn't have tons of chakra.
"Sasuke," Sakura bit down on her lip, "I'll have to push it back in, and try to heal-"
"No!" His voice begged, eyes desperate. "This will hurt." And with that, Sakura began pushing the bone back in place.
Sasuke let out a shrill scream, earsplitting, destressing scream. "N-no more," He begged, grasping her arm. His vision became infested with tiny black dots.
He felt himself slump over, unconscious...